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Published 2 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Security Science and Research Programme Contract Extension 25-26

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£12,000,000≈ £3.0m / year
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2021awarded 31 Oct 2024
Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Dec 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Programme is a Division in the DfT and is the primary source of transport security technical expertise in Whitehall.

www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001937-2022 ↗

The NSSR Programme Contract was awarded to PA Consulting in January 2022 with an end date of March 2025 with a maximum £12M value. The Contract included an optional Extension provision; “The Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 months, the terms and conditions of the Contract (and all associated Schedules) shall apply throughout any such extended period”.

This Contract Award Notice is to confirm that this Extension has been invoked by a further 12 months up until March 2026 with a maximum £4M value. This takes the total maximum Contract value to £16M.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The NSSR is a Division in the DfT and is the primary source of transport security…AwardedRenewal 4 yrs

The NSSR is a Division in the DfT and is the primary source of transport security technical expertise in Whitehall. The NSSR Programme is key to providing a robust scientific evidence base to wider policy, developing transport security solutions, and setting and ensuring compliance against standards for security equipment across all transport modes.

This includes delivering a range of research, analysis and innovation activity, either directly or through a third party. Further Requirements will continue to be developed throughout the contract term. Additional information: Quality 80%.

Price 20%.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2021 – 1 Dec 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, London
Extensions: Ongoing requirements and potential extensionVariant bids: not allowed
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2024, 14:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Oct 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036122
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dc9b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

13 Oct 2021 → 7 Nov 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2021
  4. Notice published
    7 Nov 2024, 14:38 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £16,000,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTDNational Security Science and Research ProgrammeSubcontracting: The provision of this contract is for specialist science and research work that requires subcontractor support.£12,000,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD£16,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • National Security Science and Research Programme Contract Extension 25-26 · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

    Signed
    31 Oct 2024
    Value
    £16,000,000
    Period
    … – 1 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

  • National Security Science and Research Programme · PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

    Signed
    6 Jan 2021
    Value
    £12,000,000
    Period
    … – 1 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTransport Great Minster House, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.